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CHYLOTHORAX IN PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS [PDF]

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2016
A previously healthy, 52-year-old woman presented with a nine months history of low fever and weight loss (> 30 kg). Physical examination disclosed generalized lymphadenopathy, skin lesions, abdominal distension, mild tachypnea and a left breast mass.
Fernandes, Flávia Fonseca, Alves, Victor Oliveira, Sánchez, Tarquino Erastides Gavilanes, Paula, Wagner Diniz de, Santana, Alfredo Nicodemos Cruz   +4 more
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Paracoccidioidomycosis with digestive manifestations in a pediatric patient

Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México, 2022
Background: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic infection caused by the fungus Paracoccidioides. It may present in two forms: an acute/subacute form, whose most frequent manifestations include weight loss, fever, anemia, and adenopathy, and a chronic ...
Alexis J. Ormeño-Julca, Victoria Polar Córdova, Sophia M. Mannucci Tragodara, Carlos García Collao, Ángela G. Gil-Arroyo-Álvarez   +4 more
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Molecular epidemiology and clinical‐laboratory aspects of chromoblastomycosis in Mato Grosso, Brazil

Mycoses, Volume 65, Issue 12, Page 1146-1158, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Introduction Chromoblastomycosis is a disease caused by melanized fungi, primarily belonging to the genera Fonsecaea and Cladophialophora, mainly affecting individuals who are occupationally exposed to soil and plant products. This research aimed to determine the clinical, epidemiological and laboratory characteristics of chromoblastomycosis ...
Armando Guevara, Andréia Ferreira Nery, Márcia de Souza Carvalho Melhem, Lucas Bonfietti, Anderson Messias Rodrigues, Ferry Hagen, Jamile Ambrósio de Carvalho, Zoilo Pires de Camargo, Bruna Jacomel F. de Souza Lima, Vânia Aparecida Vicente, Rosane Christine Hahn   +10 more
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Current situation of endemic mycosis in the Americas and the Caribbean: Proceedings of the first international meeting on endemic mycoses of the Americas (IMEMA)

Mycoses, Volume 65, Issue 12, Page 1179-1187, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Background The Americas are home to biologically and clinically diverse endemic fungi, including Blastomyces, Coccidioides, Emergomyces, Histoplasma, Paracoccidioides and Sporothrix. In endemic areas with high risk of infection, these fungal pathogens represent an important public health problem.
Diego H. Caceres, Laura C. Echeverri Tirado, Alexandro Bonifaz, Antoine Adenis, Beatriz L. Gomez, Claudia Lizette Banda Flores, Cristina E. Canteros, Daniel Wagner Santos, Eduardo Arathoon, Elia Ramirez Soto, Flavio Queiroz‐Telles, Ilan S. Schwartz, Jeannete Zurita, Lisandra Serra Damasceno, Nataly Garcia, Norma B. Fernandez, Omayra Chincha, Patricia Araujo, Ricardo Rabagliati, Tom Chiller, Gustavo Giusiano   +20 more
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Mid-line destructive syndrome secondary to infectionby paracoccidioides sp. A case report

Iatreia, 2022
Midline destructive disease is a group of severe and destructive inflammatory and tumor diseases of the midface area, among which paracoccidioidomycosis is one of the main etiologies in tropical countries.
Barrera-Escobar, Sebastián , Hurtado-González, Manuela, Vanegas-Ramírez, Gustavo, Villa-Franco, Juan Pablo   +3 more
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Fungal exposome, human health, and unmet needs: A 2022 update with special focus on allergy

Allergy, Volume 77, Issue 11, Page 3199-3216, November 2022., 2022
Abstract Humans inhale, ingest, and touch thousands of fungi each day. The ubiquity and diversity of the fungal kingdom, reflected by its complex taxonomy, are in sharp contrast with our scarce knowledge about its distribution, pathogenic effects, and effective interventions at the environmental and individual levels.
Joana Vitte, Moïse Michel, Andrei Malinovschi, Marco Caminati, Adeyinka Odebode, Isabella Annesi‐Maesano, Davide Paolo Caimmi, Carole Cassagne, Pascal Demoly, Enrico Heffler, Estelle Menu, Bright I. Nwaru, Youssouf Sereme, Stéphane Ranque, Monika Raulf, Wojciech Feleszko, Christer Janson, Carmen Galán, the EAACI Task Force on Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

A lateral flow assay for the immunodiagnosis of human cat‐transmitted sporotrichosis

Mycoses, Volume 65, Issue 10, Page 926-934, October 2022., 2022
Abstract Background Cat‐transmitted sporotrichosis (CTS) caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis has emerged as an important zoonosis in Brazil and neighbouring countries. Objectives Evaluate the performance of a lateral flow assay (LFA) for the detection of anti‐Sporothrix antibodies in human sera.
Regielly Cognialli, Konner Bloss, Izabella Weiss, Diego H. Caceres, Rachelle Davis, Flavio Queiroz‐Telles   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spectrum of skin diseases in Maroon villages of the Maroni area, French Guiana

International Journal of Dermatology, Volume 61, Issue 9, Page 1137-1144, September 2022., 2022
Abstract Background Due to their genetic characteristics and their high exposure to infectious diseases, Maroons are likely to suffer from a specific spectrum of skin diseases. However, skin disorders have never been explored in this population. We aimed to describe all skin diseases in Maroon villages of the Maroni region in French Guiana.
Julie Valentin, Florence Niemetzky, Melanie Gaillet, Celine Michaud, Aurel Carbunar, Magalie Demar, Pierre Couppie, Romain Blaizot   +7 more
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Paracoccidioidomycosis: advances and unmet needs 100 years after its initial description by Lutz [PDF]

, 2008
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Departamento de MedicinaUNIFESP, Depto.
Colombo, Arnaldo Lopes
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Acute paracoccidioidomycosis with duodenal and cutaneous involvement and obstructive jaundice

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2018
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most widespread endemic mycosis in LatinAmerica. If PCM is not diagnosed and treated early and adequately, the endemic fungal infection could result in serious sequelae.
Fred Bernardes Filho, Isabela Sgarbi, Santos Flávia da Silva Domingos, Rafael Cruz Rios Sampaio, Rodolfo Mendes Queiroz, Sílvia Nunes Szente Fonseca, Roderick James Hay, Loan Towersey   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source